Diary of Arthur William Hence, May - September 1942 - Part 2

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
  • Prisoner of War
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Open to contributions
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AWM2019.22.88
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to explain adisuss pay prition. agreed every officer contibte 8 fom pay to a desute ap to pay essentade interal ptge not pay paid by Japanen 20 per 42 (oat) foal labour uesed for fint time on cusqeme in addron wh vey fatigues Aiveraftman Rott 1011470 died from dysentery fapanis land stated w to hew camp somoro Dsdnbertionof py made to sub units. Pate 25 ops 15 ao 10 o paid only to aon who int boudy receive note from may busins written on bard ti pr dkyo 21 Junr 2 him as h sumto wr camp death of 24 wh & y Dary ause of death agrenterg bound Grp bethern Hra vedited camp but aid ns extay Sn e t has being te the teae tn officiated y applinat dead is from wal temor puret pnes arked sporting & ano farqusdu t pay ap ton p p previe bond &b.14 sswit to teb her pap aid retisfaction Me those Mostewell

unless some very much improved

conditions could be founded. The

total area of the P.O.W. area is approx

2 acres.

At 2030 hrs representations were

asked for from each force (British & Aust)

comprising [?], adjt. & medical etc.
Attended a conference with Comd. [[?]]
Garrison. Lt Col Ramsay Capt [[?]] &
Maj. Chalmers represented the Aust. force
& Capt Apthorp, Lt Cummins & Lt Col
Coates represented the British force.
The gathering was given [[?]] at 
the Comd house & afterwards a round
table conference was held at which the
principle officers - [[?]]
introduced.
A set of rules was issued to each
member - were read through - discussion.
Lt/Col Ramsay was appointed to
command the combined force, and the
force ordered to submit a plan for
reorganisation into a comd group [[?]] 
Medical section, & a  

25 May 42 (Mon)

A round table conference was held

[?] Coy. [?] & [?] 

proposed reorganisation plan was

submitted to Japanese authorities.

General [?] only by

day that the 

condition became apparent. [?]

Parade [?] [?] and dysentery

already in evidence.

26 May 42 (Tue)

[?] medical officer brought 5

boxes of medical supplies. [?]

[?] for [?] 4 [?]

for additional accommodation 4 same

 

 

bedding. Conditions for such very

bad & likely to become worse as

more cases occur daily.

Latrine conditions improving

but still very bad. Ablution

[?] very bad & seepage from

latrine found to be flowing into [?]

at [?] therefore placed out of bounds.

Very heavy rain enabled most

men to fill water bottles etc.

27 May [?] (Wed)

Permission received for daily body

washing in lake in vicinity of camp between

hours of0800 & 1000 hours.

Visit by Japanese [?] tho promised 

to make some accommodation available

outside to house dysentery patients.

20.30 hrs Maj. Chalmers & 5 medical

orderlies [?] to new hospital quarters

outside camp together with 15 dysentery 

cases.

Approval received for reorganisation

plan & [?] reorganisation as per 

plan herewith.

Conference 

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